MB traveled from Houston to Belize, visiting several archaeological and natural sites. At Xunantunich, he saw spider and howler monkeys in the ruins of El Castillo, a 130 foot tall structure. Later, he toured Caracol, the largest Maya site in Belize, which once covered 55 square miles. He also saw the Rio on Pools, a series of connected pools formed by granite boulders. MB then flew to Ambergris Caye, the largest island in Belize, and learned about the diverse plant and animal life in Belize, including the bamboo chicken iguana.
5. MB had an excellent guide named Fidelio.
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6. Xunantunich is just a few miles from Belize’s
western border with Guatemala.
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7. El Castillo, rises 130 feet above the main plaza
at the Xunantunich Archaeological site.
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8. There were spider and howler monkeys above!
Howler monkeys are good swimmers, have excellent
vision and can see up to one-half mile.
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9. Caracol Maya Temple is the largest
Maya site in Belize and one of the
biggest in the Maya world.
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10. Caracol was a Classic Period urban
center that spread out over approx 55
square miles.
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11. To this day Caracol is the largest man-made
structure in Belize standing 42 meters (137 ft).
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12. Rio on Pools, Mountain Pine Ridge in Belize are
a continuous series of pools formed by large
granite boulders.
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13. Many of the small pools are connected by
cascading water falls.
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14. Next, MB boarded a very small 12 passenger
plane to Ambergris Caye.
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